Deeds, Not Words
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Deeds, Not Words is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This is fine music from a group that was trying to stretch themselves beyond hard bop".
Track listing
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 7:46
- "Filidé" (Ray Draper) - 7:06
- "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:14
- "Jodie's Cha-Cha" (Bill Lee) - 4:56
- "Deeds, Not Words" (Lee) - 4:34
- "Larry-Larue" (Booker Little) - 5:13
- "Conversation" (Max Roach) - 3:48
- "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:50
Track 8 with Oscar Pettiford is a CD bonus track recorded at the sessions for Sonny Rollins' Freedom Suite
Personnel
- Max Roach - drums
- Booker Little - trumpet (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Ray Draper - tuba (tracks: 1 to 6)
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Art Davis - bass (tracks: 1 to 6)
- Oscar Pettiford - bass (track: 8)